EgyptAir receives first Airbus-turned-cargo plane this month

CAIRO - 2 June 2018: EgyptAir will receive late in June its first cargo plane after being turned from Airbus A300, the company head said on Saturday.

The second cargo plane will be handed over to Egypt in October, Bassem Gohar said in press statements.

EgyptAir will receive the third cargo plane in April, he added.

It takes 100 million dollars to turn an Airbus into a cargo plane, he said, adding that the move comes as part of the company's efforts to upgrade its fleet and expand services.